Description
About Beckett: The Playwright and the Work by Emeritus Professor John Fletcher is an incomparably thorough and accessible explanation of the enduring significance of the plays of Samuel Beckett.
About the Author
John Fletcher is Emeritus Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of East Anglia and Honorary Senior Research Fellow in French at the University of Kent. His publications include The Novels of Samuel Beckett (Chatto and Windus, 1964), Claude Simon and Fiction Now (Calder and Boyars, 1975) and Novel and Reader (Marion Boyars, 1980). His Faber Critical Guide to Samuel Beckett was published in 2000.
Reviews
"'The strong point of the books in this series is the distinctive voices of the writers, their attitudes and how these are reflected in their plays. Smart chronologies and brief annotated bibliographies give the books a student - friendly feel and all are readable and jargon - free.' Aleks Sierz"
Book Information
ISBN 9780571230112
Author John Fletcher
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 205g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 127mm * 16mm